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J. L. FINGH.

. MILK CAN. No. 63,029. Patented Mar. 19, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JOHN L. FINCH, of Warwick, in the county of Orange, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Milk Can; and I do hereby declare that-the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

The figure is a vertical section of my improved milk can.

My invention consists principally in the combination of an iron outer case, with a milk can constructed in the ordinal; manner, except that the narrow hoops usually put around milk cans are omitted.

Milk cans as ordinarily constructed are bound with a number of narrow hoops which are soldered fast to the sides of said cans. These hoops soon wear'out or get torn ofl', making it difiicult to clean, and weakening it so that it soon wears out. To remedy this difficulty is the object of my invention.

A is the interior can, about the construction of which there is nothing" new, except that the narrow hoops usually put around milk cans are omitted.' B is the outer case, which is made of heavy sheet iron, and which may be wholly or partially tinned or galvanized. The caseB is made ofsuch a size as to fit the outside of the can A closely, and extends from the top of the body of the can to a little below its bottom, as shown in-the drawing. The case B is securely soldered to the topand bottom of the can in the same manner as the ordinary hoops are soldered to the can. C'is an iron hoop, fitting into the interior of lower projecting end of the case B, below the bottom a, of the canA, in which position it is secured by bolts D, as shown. The bolts D pass through holes in the lower projecting edge of the outer case B, and in the hoop C, and are secured in place by nuts, E. The hoop ,0 projects below the lower edge of the outer case Bfand the can stands-upon itslower edge, as shown in the drawing. This construction allows the hoop G to be removed and replaced with anew one when it becomes worn, so as to preserve the lower edge of the outer case from becoming, worn or injured. F F are handles, which are attached to the sides of the can in the ordinary manner. Gansniade in this way .are easily cleaned, and not easily injured, and will wear for a long time What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isu p 1. The combination 'of' the sheet-iron outer case B, with the body of themilk can, substantially as herein shown and describedand for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the removable hoo'p O, with the projecting lower end-of the sheet-iron cuter case B,

substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth,

I JQHN L." FINCH.

Witnesses James G. IRWIN, E. S. Comma. 

